Pen-ejecting penholder.



' PATENTED NOV. l5, 1904.

P. H. MAXAM. PEN EJBCTING PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 19,04.

N0 MODEL.

Inventor Il I I Ill.

Attorney Patented November 15, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

FRANKLIN H. MAXAM, OF PRINCETON, INDIANA.

PEN-EJECTING PENHOLDE-R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,887, dated November 15, 1904. Application filed February 4, 1904.v Serial No. 192,022. (No model.)

To all whom, t nul/y concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN H. M-AxAM, a citizen of the United States, residing atPrinceton, in the county of Gibson and State ot"In diana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Ejecting Pen'holders; and I do declare the following to beV a full, clear, and exact description oi' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention isan improved pen-ejecting penholder; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is .to provide a simple and inexpensive device for-use'in connection with a penholder for ejecting the pen without the necessity of the lingers ofthe user coming in contact with the pen.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pen-ejecting penholder embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 isa transverse sectional view of thesame, taken on the plane indicated by` the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view lsimilar to Fig. 1, showing the pen-ejecting element pressed outwardly from the stock to eject a pen therethrough; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a modified formlof my invention. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another modiication. Y

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a tubular stock 1, which may be of cylindrical or any other shape and which may be of any suitable size. In one end of the stock is a pen holding and ejecting element 2, which is slidable longitudinally therein, soV that it may be withdrawn into the stock or projected outwardly therefrom. The pen holding and ejecting element comprises a cylindrical sleeve 16, having a longitudinal slit 17 on one side extending to its oute-r` end anda sleeve 18 on the inner portion of the sleeve 16 and of suitable diameter to enable it to slide in the tubular stock 1. The sleeve 18Iorms a shoulder 3, against which the inner end of the pen bears. The said pen holding and ejecting element 2 in its normal position Within the stock coacts with one end of the latter to hold the pen therein, as will be understood. The pen holding and ejecting element is provided with a longitudinal stem 4, which extends through the stock 1. One end of the stem 1 enters and is secured in the inner yend of the sleeve 16. In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 5 the said stem is tubular. The stem may be of any suitable construction, and I do not desire to limit myself in this particular. The stem is provided near the pen holding and ejecting element with a longitudinal slot 5 ot suitable length, which extends transversely therethrough. In theform of my invention here shown l employ a coiled extensile spring 6, which is placed on the stern and within the stock.V On the end of the stem opposite the pen holding and ejecting element is secured a plug 7,. the same being of any suitable size`and shape and may be secured to the stem by any suitable means. It is here shown in Figs. 1 and 3 as Vdetachably secured to the stem by means of a pin 8. The plug is slidably itted in the end ot the stock opposite that in which the pen holding and ejecting element is slidably iitted, and one end of the spring 6 bears against said plug. In the form of my invention here shown a pin, rivet, or other suitable device 9 extends through the opening in the stock and through the slot 5 in the stem, and one end of the spring bears against said pin, rivet, ordevice. The spring is maintained at such tension by the plug and the pin or rivet as to causethe spring to normally'keep the pen holding and ejecting element within the stoclnas shown in Fig. 1. By pressing the pen holding and ejecting element outwardly against the tension ot' the spring by means of the plug, as shown in Fig. 3, the pen may befreadily-pushed out of the stock and ejected therefrom, as will be understood. The Vpen is indicated at 10 and of course may be of any of the usual forms. The extent to which the pen holding and ejecting element may be movedl is limited by the length of the slot in the stem. Y

In the form of my invention showninFigs. 1 and 3 the pen holding and ejecting element isshown as formed with a solid core which extends entirely through the plug 7. In the IOO form shown in Fig. 5 the stem 13 is tubular in form and the spring 14 is disposed Within said tubular stem. One end of the tubular stem forms a stop-shoulder l5, against Which the pen abuts; but I do not limit myself in these particulars, as the stem may be of any suitable construction; neither do I desire to limit myself to the precise construction and combination of devices herein shown and described, as it is evident that other modifications may be made Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a tubular stock, a pen holding' and ejecting element slidable therein at one end thereof and comprising a sleeve having a longitudinal slit in one side and cX- tending to its outer end, and a sleeve on the 2O first-mentioned sleeve at the inner end thereof, slidable in the stock and forming a shoulder on the first-mentioned sleeve, a stem eX- tending through the stock and having one end secured in the first-mentioned sleeve of the pen holding and ejecting element, a spring to press the holding' and ejecting element inwardly in the stock, and means to limit the movement of said element, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANKLIN H. MAXAIWI.

I/Vitnesses:

W. A. MossuAN, HENRY A. YEAGER. 

